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Term | Definition |
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Business Analysis Core Concept Model (BACCM) pg. 11 | Defines a conceptual framework for the business analysis profession |
Change pg. 12 | The act of transformation in response to a need |
Need pg. 12 | A Problem or opportunity to be addressed |
Solution pg. 12 | A specific way of satisfying one or more needs in a context |
Stakeholder pg. 13 | A group or individual with a relationship to the change, the needs, or the solution, that the business analyst is likely to interact with directly or indirectly |
Value pg. 13 | The worth, importance, or usefulness of something to a stakeholder within a context |
Context pg. 13 | The circumstances that influence, are influenced by, and provide understanding of the change |
Business Analysis pg. 14 | The practice of enabling change in an enterprise by defining and recommending solutions that deliver value to stakeholders |
Business Analysis Information pg. 14 | The broad and diverse sets of information that business analysts analyze, transform, and report |
Design pg. 15 | A usable representation of a solution |
Enterprise pg. 15 | A system of one or more organizations and the solutions they use to pursue a shared set of common goals |
Organization pg. 15 | An autonomous group of people under the management of a single individual or board, that works towards common goals and objectives |
Plan pg. 15 | A proposal for doing or achieving something |
Requirement pg. 15 | A usable representation of a need. Focused on understanding what kind of value could be delivered if fulfilled |
Risk pg. 16 | The effect of uncertainty on the value of a change, a solution, or the enterprise |
Business Requirements pg. 16 | Statements of goals, objectives, and outcomes that describe why a change has been initiated |
Stakeholder Requirements pg. 16 | Describe the needs of stakeholders that must be met in order to achieve the business requirements |
Solution Requirements pg. 16 | Describe the capabilities and qualities of a solution that meets the stakeholder requirements |
Functional Requirements pg. 16 | Describe the capabilities that a solution must have in terms of the behavior and information that the solution will manage |
Non-Functional Requirements pg. 16 | Do not relate directly to the behavior of the functionality of the solution, but rather describe conditions under which a solution must remain effective or qualities that a solution must have |
Transition Requirements pg. 16 | Describe the capabilities that the solution must have and the conditions the solution must meet to facilitate transition from the current state to the suture state, but which are not needed once the change is complete |
Business Analyst pg. 17 | Inherently a stakeholder in all business analysis activities |
Customer pg. 17 | Uses or may use products or services produced by the enterprise and may have contractual or moral right that the enterprise is obliged to meet |
Domain Subject Matter Expert pg. 17 | Any individual with in-depth knowledge of a topic relevant to the business need or solution scope |
End User pg. 17 | Stakeholders who directly interact with the solution |
Implementation Subject Matter Expert pg. 17 | Any stakeholder who has specialized knowledge regarding the implementation of one or more solution components |
Operational Support pg. 18 | Responsible for the day-to-day management and maintenance of a system or product |
Project Manager pg. 18 | Project Managers are responsible for managing the work required to deliver a solution that meets a business need. Ensuring project's objective are met within scope, budget, schedule, resources, quality, and risk |
Regulator pg. 18 | Responsible for the definition and enforcement of standards |
Sponsor pg. 18 | Responsible for initiating the effort to define a business needs and develop a solution that meets that need |
Supplier pg. 18 | A stakeholder outside the boundary of a given organization or organizational unit. Provide products or services to the organization and may have contractual or moral rights and obligations that must be considered |
Tester pg. 19 | Responsible for determining how to verify that the solution meets the requirements defined by the business analyst, as well as conducting the verification process |
Need pg. 19 | What requirements are focused on |
Solution pg. 19 | What designs are focused on |
Cycle; Business Requirements pg. 20 | Why do I want it? |
Cycle: Stakeholder Requirements pg. 20 | What are the needs? |
Cycle: Solution Requirements pg. 20 | What do I want? |
Cycle: Transition Requirements pg. 20 | What are the conditions? |
Plan Business Analysis Approach pg. 21 | Describes the planning of business analysis work from the creation or selection of a methodology to planning the individual activities, tasks and deliverables |
Plan Stakeholder Engagement pg. 21 | Describes understanding which stakeholders are relevant to the change what business analysts needs from them, what the need from the business analysts, and the best way to collaborate |
Plan Business Analysis Governance pg. 21 | Defines the components of business analysis that are used to support the governance function of the orginazation |
Plan Business Analysis Information Management pg. 21 | Defines how information developed by business analysts (including requirements and designs) is captured, stored, and integrated with other information for long-term use |
Identify Business Analysis Performance Improvements pg. 22 | Describes managing and monitoring how business analysis work is performed to ensure that commitments are met and continuous learning and improvement opportunities are realized |
Business Analysis Approaches pg. 24 | Describe the overall method that will be followed when performing business analysis work on a given initiative, how and when tasks will be performed, and the deliverables that will be produced |
Predictive Approach pg. 26 | Focuses on minimizing upfront uncertainty and ensuring that the solution is defined before implementation begins in order to maximize control and minimize risk |
Adaptive Approach pg. 26 | Focuses on rapid delivery of business value in short iterations in return for acceptance of a higher degree of uncertainty regarding the overall delivery of a solution |
Business Analysis Performance Assessment pg. 29 | Provides results of previous assessments that should be reviewed and incorporated into all planning approaches |
Business Policies pg. 29 | Define the limits within which decisions must be made |
Expert Judgement pg. 29 | Used to determine the optimal business analysis approach |
Methodologies and Frameworks pg. 29 | Shape the approach that will be used by providing methods, techniques, procedures, working concepts, and rules |
Stakeholder Engagement Approach pg. 29 | Understanding the stakeholders and their concerns and interests may influence decisions made when determining the business analysis approach |